"I flew a home-made tracking device that allows time exposures required to photograph star fields."
"His homemade orbital tracker allows a long exposure without blurring the stars, making the Milky Way look pin sharp."
Astronaut Don Pettit captured stunning images of the Milky Way from the International Space Station, positioned 265 miles above Earth, just before sunrise. His setup involved a homemade tracking device allowing for long exposures without star blur. Notably, the image reveals the Milky Way side-on, offering viewers a distinctive look across its diameter, contrasted with Earth's atmospheric glow. Pettit uses advanced photography equipment, including a Nikon Z9 and Sigma 14mm lens, fine-tuning his images in post-editing to maintain natural colors.
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